Divider for harvesters.



No. 704,063. Patented July 8, |902.

J. MACPHAIL.

DIVIDER FOR HARVESTERS.

(Application led Dec, 17, 1900. Renewed Apr. 29, 1902.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

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No. 704,063. Patented July 8, |902.'

J. MACPHAIL,

DIVIDER FDR HARVESTERS.

(Application filed Dec. 17, 1900. Renewed Apr. 29, 1902.) (No Modal.)l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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JAMES MACPIIAIL, OF BLUE ISLAND, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE MCCOR- MICK IIARVESTING'MACHINE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DIVIDER FOR HARVESTERS.

SEEC'LFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,063, dated July 8, 1902.

Application filed December 17, 1900x Renewed April 29| 1902. Serial No. 105,225. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it Duty concern:

Beit known that I, JAMES MACPHAIL, a citi- `zen of the United States, residing at Blue Island, county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dividers for Harvesters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

In transportingharvesters along country roads or from one field toanother through narrow lanes and gateways it is customary to support the binder end of the machine upon a wheeled truck and, to detach the tongue from its normal 'position and secure it detachably to the machine lengthwise the platform, with its end projecting beyond the grain end of the same, so that the machine maybe interfering with the rigidity of the divider when in position for operation.

The invention will be clearly understood from the following. description, taken in con-` nection with the Vaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, wherein- Figure l is an elevation of the outside or grain end of the harvester, showing the divider in operative position in full lines and vfolded up out of operationV in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the grain end of a harvester-platform, the divider-board being shown in dotted lines only, so as to expose the 5o parts beneath and the better to illustrate the drawn endwise with the outer divider fore-: In allA harvesters this outer divider be lifted up vertically and-folded backward over the platform without at the same timeconnection of the divider to the machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of Fig. l on the line 3 3 looking in the direction of the arrows, and Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the manner of detachably connecting the tongue to the machine when it is desired to draw the same endwlse.

Referring to the views, d denotes a bar that is detachably connected to the seat-supporting bar b of the machine by means of a clip 6o al, depending from the seat-bar and through which the end of the bar ais passed. The

opposite end of the bar a has bolted to it a metallic plate or other projection a. The tongue of the machine is denoted by d. It is adapted to be connected to the upper side of the bar a by a detachable connection d of any suitable description. As herein shown,

a bracket d2 is bolted to the upper end of the bar d, and a removable bolt d3 is passed 7o through perforations in lugs upstanding from this bracket through the usual clips c', by means of which the tongue is secured to the harvester-frame in its normal position.

The grain-wheel is denoted by b. It is sup- 7 5 ported and made adjustable up and down by any suitable means in a standard c.

The upper and lower fore-andeaft sills of the outer end of the platform are denoted by u and w, respectively. They are suitably 8o connected tothe front sill s and the rear sill s2 iniany suitable manner, the connection of the upper sill u with the front silly of the platform being preferably made by means of a bracket t. (Best shown in Fig. 3.) The divider-board e is of the usual shape and construction. It is connected at its front end t'o the metallic point h, and the wheelstandard c has an upward projection c with an oset end c4, upon which the rear end of 9o i the divider-board rests and is supported when in operative position. Midway between its ends ythe divider is braced and supported by a standard p, having an inclined upper end p', secured to the underside of the board, and 95 a horizontal extension p2, which rests upon a step o, projecting horizontally from the outer side of the bracket t. The divider is also provided with the usual guard f, which is connected to the point h at its front end and to Ico of and beneath the tongue.

with.

The standard c is provided with a shoulder or step a3, upon which the tongue drests when it is secured by means already described to the bar d, and the tongue is securely attached to the standard c by means of the shackle Z, that is pivoted to the standard at the point Z and is adapted to embrace the tongue, as illustrated in Fig. l, and be releasably locked to the standard at the point C01 on the outer side With the tongue secured in this position the machine is adapted to be conveniently and easily drawn endwise, the bar a lying above the platform in a diagonal position, as indicated in Fig. Il, with the projection a2 extending through a hole i provided therefor in the fore-and-aft sill u and the tongue projecting outward beyond the grain end of the platform above the grain- Wheel into suitable position for the attachment of the team.

' The outer end of the divider is pivotally connected at the point i2 with a forwardlyextending radius-bar t', which is pivotally connected at its rear end at 7l to the bracket t and is preferably provided midway of its length with a saddle g,which straddles the outermost guard-finger of the cutting apparatus, thereby steadying and supporting the bar. The front end of the divider-board is supported by this bar, and it will be readily understood that by pivoting the bar at its rear end to the machine-frame and pivotally connecting the divider with the front end of the bar the entire divider, including'the board e, the point 7i, the guard f, and the bar t', are adapted to be raised and folded over backward into the vertical position, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,) thereby reducing the width of the machine practically to the limits of the foreand-aft width of the platform. In order to fold the divider in the manner thus described, the connection of the supporting-standard p to the step o is made by means of a detachable bolt s', and the means for connecting the rear end of the divider-board to the extension c of the wheel-standard is also made by means of a removablebolt c2, so that when it is desired to fold the divider into the position shown in dotted lines its connection with the bracket t and the standard or bridle extension c/ is loosened, when the radius-bar will indicated in the drawings, where `it will re-v ceive and hold the weight of the divider-board and all the pivoted parts. So far, however,

as the pivoting and folding of the divider is concerned the invention is not limited to supi the upper end of the standard c, or it might be supported by the grain-wheel or the end of the platform itself.

In folding the divider, as above explained,

the intermediate standard p and the wheelguard f of course move with it and by engaging with the tongue, the standard, or other projection serve to support the weight of the divider-board and hold it against lateral displacement. On returning the divider to the operative position the horizontal bend p2 of the standard p rests upon the step o and the rear end of the board rests naturally .upon the inclined end c4 of the bridle extension c'. The parts are then securely fastened together at the points c2 and s', and the divider is thus held rigidly -in its operative position despite the fact that it is freely movable into the inoperative position heretofore described.

Although I have herein shown and described a particular manner of fastening the tongue in the position to draw the machine endwise, the present invention is not limite-d to this arrangement, as the tongue might be connected in any other manner suitable for the purpose. Neither is the invention limited to the connection of theI divider to the harvester by means of the particular radiusbar described, as it may be connected by other suitable means permitting the same to be lifted into the vertical position described and folded backward upon any part of the machine that will provide a suitable support for it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. In a harvester, the combination with the cutting apparatus and the platform, of an outside divider, projecting normally in advance of thel cutters, and a radius-bar that is pivoted to the frame and has the divider pivoted to it so'as to permit the divider to be folded over backward.

2. In a harvester, the combination with the cutting apparatus and the platform, of an outside divider, projecting normally. in advance of the cutters, a radius-bar that is pivotally connected to the frame at its rear end and has the divider pivoted to it at its outer end, so as to permit the divider to be folded over backward.

3. In a harvester, the combination with the cutting apparatus and the platform, of an outside divider, projecting normally in advance of the cutters, and a radius-bar that is pivotally connected t0 the frame at its rear end, and has the divider pivotcd to it at its outer IOS IIO

end said divider being also detachably connected at its rear to a supporting-standard rising from the machine-frame, whereby it may be detached from its rear supportingstandard and folded over backward.

4. In aharvester, the combination with the cutting apparatus and the platform, of an outside divider, projecting normally in advance of the cutters, a radius-bar that is pivoted to the frame at its rear end and having the divider pivote-d to it at its outer end, a supporting-standard rising` from the machineframe in rear o f the pivot of the radius-bar, and means for securing the rear end of the divider to the standard, whereby its rear end is supported and its frontend held rigidly in working position, said means being such as l JAMES MACPHAIL.

Witnesses:

VICTOR JOHNSON, R. B. SWIFT. 

